Journal of the American College of Radiology
Volume 4, Issue 9 , Pages 643-651 , September 2007

Service Delivery and Service Quality in Radiology

  • John W.M. Hoe, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationJohn W. M. Hoe, MBBS, Medi-Rad Associates Ltd., 3 Mt Elizabeth, #01-01 Mt Elizabeth Medical Centre, Singapore 228510, Singapore

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PII: S1546-1440(07)00205-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2007.04.013

Journal of the American College of Radiology
Volume 4, Issue 9 , Pages 643-651 , September 2007

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